Sunday, June 21, 2009

Late Sunday Evening

Happy Father's Day to all of our Fathers! (And husbands)

We finished up our day on the Champs-Elyéees with a wonderful Italian meal : ) and a visit to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. I got a great picture of the girls and had to post it tonight. Please leave comments and let us know your looking at our blog.

Oh, yes, we are looking at the blog, reading it over and over! The photographs are great! The group looks wonderfully happy! Thank you for keeping us so up to date- it makes us smile! : )Hope you are getting some rest!Faye and John Green

Ha! There's an elevator???? This is a beautiful picture of you all! Dear Sweet Andrea, Dad loves the Father's Day gift, he said to tell you he loves you and "Gorbeh na cha man" (sp); Abboss, Sahar, Areshein (sp) called today, they all say they miss you and love you and to hurry to see them. Your monkey tree is always here waiting for you. We are at the hotel at the water park and Shah gets to sleep inside! I talked to Paige, she is now following the blog...We love you, Mom, Dad, Andrew, Ariann.....

Taylor, your future husband, Kasey Kahne won the race Sunday and in the post race interview, told the national audience to tell you "hello" and how much he misses you! :) We miss you too Sweet Pea! Love you always. Thank you for the call on Father's Day! Love always, Mom & Dad

Bonjour tout le monde, Paige Ramos told me about your blog, so being the French fanatic that I am, I had to check it out! You all look like you are having a wonderful time in Paris, and I am very jealous. It's so great to see your pictures and hear about all the things you have seen in the past few days. I hope you have a great time at La Giraudière, and I'm sure that you will create some beautiful art! Oh, and when you go to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, watch out for the Dean, she tends to get a little slap happy...Enjoy the rest of your trip!Love, Aubrey N.

La Giraudière

Our "home away from home" in France

Lasting Impressions - A Painting Adventure

This painting adventure is open to St. Agnes Upper School art students with a love for oil painting and the outdoors. We will travel to France and spend five days in Paris and the surrounding area. We will visit museums, walk in the footsteps of the French Impressionists, tour Versailles, and travel by train for a day visit to Rouen and Giverny, the home and gardens of Claude Monet.

On the sixth day of our trip we will board a train and travel to Angers in the Loire Valley, the chateau region of France. For nine days we will stay in the French countryside at La Giraudière where we will paint en plein air and visit surrounding places of interest which include medieval castles, a chocolate factory, salt fields, and the longest sand beach in Europe at La Baule.

We will end our wonderful adventure back in Paris for one more night with a visit to the Eiffel Tower.

About Me

I am a full-time high school art teacher and artist in Tennessee. I have the perfect job. I love being an artist, and I love sharing my passion with budding young artists. These young ladies teach and inspire me every day and help me to be more creative and encourage me to pursue my dreams.